X&Y Route 2

Route 2

When you arrive on Route 2, you'll first have to pass through some tall grass, where wild Pokémon may attack you. If you bought Poké Balls in Aquacorde Town, you can catch Pokémon here, but otherwise just head north until you find Serena and Shauna.

Serena will show both you and Shauna how to catch a Pokémon, using her level 5 Fletchling to weaken and eventually catch a level 2 Bunnelby. She advises you to weaken wild Pokémon first before attempting to catch them with a Poké Ball.

After her demonstration, she'll give both you and Shauna some Poké Balls. 10 to be precise, which is a great start for your Pokémon catching profession.

Now that you have some Poké Balls and the knowledge to catch Pokémon, put your resources to the test and head into the tall grass, where you'll find a variety of Pokémon there.

Wild Pokémon on Route 2
Pokémon		Type	LVs	Notes
	Pidgey	NORMAL FLYING	2-4
	Zigzagoon	NORMAL	2-4
	Scatterbug	BUG	2-4
	Fletchling	NORMAL FLYING	2-4
	Bunnelby	NORMAL	2-4
	Caterpie	BUG	2-4	Rare in Pokémon X.
	Weedle	BUG POISON	2-4	Rare in Pokémon Y.

As you can see, there are quite a few Pokémon to be found. A bird Pokémon such as Pidgey or Fletchling would be helpful to you, given the type of the upcoming Gym, but feel free to catch any of these Pokémon.

If ever you get weakened, you can return to Aquacorde Town where you can heal inside of the northeastern building with the red awning. Do this from time to time to keep your Pokémon's HP high.

At the very end of the route, you'll have to fight against Youngster Austin, who uses a Zigzagoon L5.

He shouldn't be too tough, but Zigzagoon can hit hard if it gets a critical hit, so watch out for that. Ideally, you should use your starter Pokémon's elemental attack to fight Zigzagoon.

Once you've beaten Austin, you'll receive some prize money and will be able to enter the Santalune Forest.